Many retailers large and small have been reporting difficulty in getting stock of CD and vinyl for their stores. It turns out there is a new distributor in place, Direct Shot Distributing, and it has become a bothersome bottleneck for both retailers and their customers. This includes products from small indie labels as well as the majors. When a chain like Newbury Comics can't get 600 copies of Led Zeppelin IV, or retailers in December can't even get their hands on a popular titles such as Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas, you know things are in a serious mess.
Just a heads-up in case you haven't been able to find product in stores lately.
The article is here, but behind a paywall:
'It's a Total Nightmare': Problems at Direct Shot Distributing Have Made New Vinyl and CDs Scarce
Just a heads-up in case you haven't been able to find product in stores lately.
The article is here, but behind a paywall:
'It's a Total Nightmare': Problems at Direct Shot Distributing Have Made New Vinyl and CDs Scarce